Table 1.77a Admissions for pediatric gastroenteritis (excluding patients with gastrointestinal abnormalities or bacterial gastroenteritis, and transfers from other institutions) per 100,000 population, ages 0-17, United States, 2003 and 2004 |
Population group |
2004 |
2003 |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Ratea |
Standard error |
Total |
|
178.7 |
9.9 |
178.4 |
9.4 |
Age |
0-4 |
538.8 |
31.4 |
523.8 |
28.6 |
5-9 |
85.1 |
4.5 |
93.5 |
5.2 |
10-14 |
37.9 |
2.1 |
39.7 |
2.2 |
15-17 |
33.9 |
1.9 |
37.6 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
185.3 |
10.4 |
186.9 |
9.9 |
Female |
171.8 |
9.5 |
169.6 |
8.9 |
Median income of patient's ZIP Code |
Less than $25,000 |
258.7 |
42.8 |
272.7 |
44.4 |
$25,000-$34,999 |
239.8 |
19.2 |
231.6 |
17.7 |
$35,000-$44,999 |
181.9 |
11.1 |
182.0 |
11.4 |
$45,000 or more |
143.8 |
11.0 |
149.3 |
10.4 |
Location of patient residence |
Metropolitan-large |
154.0 |
15.3 |
169.3 |
15.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
181.2 |
19.3 |
172.0 |
17.3 |
Micropolitan |
249.7 |
23.7 |
195.9 |
16.7 |
Noncore |
280.3 |
23.3 |
258.7 |
24.9 |
Region of inpatient treatment |
Northeast |
191.3 |
25.0 |
237.1 |
29.9 |
Midwest |
157.7 |
17.9 |
158.1 |
15.9 |
South |
209.7 |
16.8 |
205.9 |
16.1 |
West |
142.5 |
21.2 |
114.5 |
15.8 |
a Rates are adjusted by age and gender using the total U.S. population for 2000 as the standard population; when reporting is by age, the adjustment is by gender only; when reporting is by gender, the adjustment is by age only.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003 and 2004.